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Air Quality Monitoring at the Bethlehem Steel Plant Fire
in Lackawanna, NY
November 16, 2016
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Air Quality Sampling
Coordinating with local emergency responders:
DEC Sampled for:
Particulate Matter from November 9th to present.
Volatile Organic Compounds November 10 – 11 and
confirmatory samples collected on November 15.
Environmental Protection Agency Sampled for:
Particulates, Metals, PaH’s, inorganic Acids from
November 9 -11.
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Forecast Wind Direction
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Initial NYCDEC PM Monitor Locations
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Day 2: The Plume was further North than anticipated
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Deployed NYSDEC PM Samplers
Lisa Lane and Electric AveCleveland Ave and Electric Ave
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Data from the initial locations
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DEC PM Data
On the 10th, the site on
Madison Ave was
impacted by the plume
On the 11th, the site on
Electric Ave was impacted
by the plume
The data during these
impacts show that the air
quality was in the
hazardous AQI index
category
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EPA Samplers, DEC VOC Canisters
Spruce St Tennis CourtMadison Ave and Birch - Bocce Court
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Day 3-5
1 – Minute Data
The PM monitor
operated over the
weekend and did
not capture any
large events
The higher levels on
the 15th correlated
with east winds as
well as the regional
PM monitor in
Buffalo
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Organic chemical compounds are everywhere in both indoor
and outdoor environments because they have become
essential ingredients in many products and materials.
• Outdoors, VOCs are volatized or released into the air
mostly during manufacture or use of everyday products
and materials. VOCs are also formed in combustion/fire.
• Indoors, VOCs are mostly released into the air from the
use of products and materials containing VOCs.
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Targeted VOCs (EPA Method TO-15)
Dichlorodifluoromethane 1,2Dichloroethane m,p-Xylene
Chloromethane 1,1,1Trichloroethane Styrene
Dichlorotetrafluoroethane Benzene 1,1,2,2Tetrachloroethane
Vinyl Chloride Carbon Tetrachloride o-Xylene
1,3Butadiene 1,2Dichloropropane 1,3,5Trimethylbenzene
Bromomethane Bromodichloromethane 1,2,4Trimethylbenzene
Chloroethane Trichloroethylene aChlorotoluene
Trichlorofluoromethane cis1,3Dichloropropylene 1,3Dichlorobenzene
1,1Dichloroethylene trans1,3Dichloropropylene 1,4Dichlorobenzene
Dichloromethane 1,1,2Trichloroethane 1,2Dichlorobenzene
Trichlorotrifluoroethane Toluene 1,2,4Trichlorobenzene
1,1Dichloroethane 1,2Dibromoethane Hexachloro1,3Butadiene
Methyl Tert Butyl Ether Tetrachloroethylene Acrolein
trans 1,2Dichloroethylene Chlorobenzene Carbon Disulfide
Chloroform Ethylbenzene Naphthalene
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Lackawanna Canister Sampling
Sample # Date Time Location Lat. Long.
1 11/10/16 11:08 – 12:02 Spruce St.
Tennis Court
42.81097739 -78.842227
2 11/10/16 11:13 – 12:10 Madison Ave
Bocce Court
42.81103847 -78.83925812
3 11/10/16 17:30 grab Seal Place 42.81379096 -78.83224023
4 11/11/16 11:07 grab 3711 Lake Ave 42.79781415 -78.84230393
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11/10 Canister Sampling Locations
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11/11 Sampling Location
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Toxics VOC Laboratory – GCMS Systems
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GCMS Analysis Results – in ppb
Compound Name Spruce St Tennis Court Madison Ave Bocce Field Seal Place Lake Ave Buffalo Monitor 11/2
Dichlorodifluoromethane 0.483 0.472 0.473 0.504 0.519
Chloromethane 0.556 1.301 1.014 0.458 0.465
Dichlorotetrafluoroethane 0 0 0 0.02 0.016
Vinyl Chloride 0.133 0.062 0.075 0.004 0.006
1,3Butadiene 1.576 4.628 2.587 0.081 0.018
Bromomethane 0.298 0.565 0.349 0.009 0.012
Chloroethane 0 0.068 0.04 0 0
Trichlorofluoromethane 0.227 0.261 0.226 0.308 0.235
1,1Dichloroethylene 0 0 0 0 0
Dichloromethane 0.033 0.046 0.038 0.041 0.046
Trichlorotrifluoroethane 0.063 0.061 0.061 0.068 0.076
1,1Dichloroethane 0.003 0 0 0.001 0.002
Methyl Tert Butyl Ether 0 0 0 0.001 0.002
trans 1,2Dichloroethylene 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroform 0.026 0.029 0.025 0.02 0.025
1,2Dichloroethane 0.016 0.017 0.018 0.013 0.015
1,1,1Trichloroethane 0.005 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.004
Benzene 10.811 36.545 15.938 0.839 0.203
Carbon Tetrachloride 0.072 0.072 0.075 0.077 0.08
1,2Dichloropropane 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.005 0.003
Bromodichloromethane 0.004 0 0 0.001 0.001
Trichloroethylene 0.007 0.008 0.005 0.053 0.023
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GCMS Analysis Results (cont’d)
Compound Name Spruce St Tennis Court Madison Ave Bocce Field Seal Place Lake Ave Buffalo Monitor 11/2
cis1,3Dichloropropylene 0.004 0.005 0.003 0.001 0.001
trans1,3Dichloropropylene 0.005 0.005 0.003 0.001 0
1,1,2Trichloroethane 0 0 0 0 0
Toluene 2.388 5.443 3.326 0.272 0.429
1,2Dibromoethane 0.003 0 0 0 0.001
Tetrachloroethylene 0.01 0.016 0.011 0.012 0.022
Chlorobenzene 0.04 0.184 0.099 0.006 0.002
Ethylbenzene 0.826 1.699 1.543 0.089 0.06
m,pXylene 0.338 0.729 0.364 0.152 0.202
Styrene 2.335 4.709 3.209 0.105 0.3
1,1,2,2Tetrachloroethane 0.012 0 0 0 0.001
oXylene 0.103 0.23 0.143 0.058 0.083
1,3,5Trimethylbenzene 0.042 0.084 0.074 0.013 0.017
1,2,4Trimethylbenzene 0.046 0.062 0.043 0.044 0.06
aChlorotoluene 0.029 0.03 0.027 0.005 0.003
1,3Dichlorobenzene 0.012 0.011 0.005 0.001 0.001
1,4Dichlorobenzene 0.019 0.012 0.006 0.002 0.005
1,2Dichlorobenzene 0.024 0.066 0.034 0.002 0.002
1,2,4Trichlorobenzene 0.069 0.03 0.013 0.003 0.006
Hexachloro1,3Butadiene 0 0 0 0 0
Acrolein 0.65 1.568 0.852 0.063 0.144
Carbon Disulfide 0.027 0.041 0.018 0.004 0.018
Naphthalene 1.43 3.312 1.468 0.056 0.045
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Health Effects from Exposure to Smoke
Exposure to smoke can cause eye, nose and throat irritation.
Smoke can also worsen cardiovascular and respiratory
conditions like asthma.
Health effects generally resolve quickly after exposure ends.
To prevent and/or reduce exposures, recommendations include:
• Ensure that windows and doors are closed;
• If ventilation systems are in use, set these to recirculate the
indoor air
• Avoid or limit outdoor activities
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Health Effects from Exposure to Smoke
• Results of DEC’s sampling found typical constituents of fires.
• Actions to reduce the public’s exposure to the smoke included
evacuation and limiting outdoor activities.
• Any possible exposure would have been a short term concern.
• DOH advises people with continuing symptoms to contact their
health care provider.
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• Odors are expected to continue
• Strong odors can cause irritation, headaches
and nausea
• Most odors will be noticeable below a level at
which health effects may occur
• When conditions permit, open windows and
doors to ventilate to reduce any indoor odors
• Clean hard surfaces with water and detergent
Additional information
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Resources:
Call the NYS Department of Health at 518-402-7820 or 800-458-1158.
Fact Sheets:
Smoke from Fires
http://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/outdoors/air/smoke_from_fire.htm
What you should know about fires
http://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/outdoors/air/what_to_know.htm
Particulate Matter
http://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/indoors/air/pmq_a.htm
Odors and Health
http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/6500/index.htm
The Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the Erie County
Medical Center can be reached at 716-898-5858.
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Next Steps
- Analysis of Confirmatory VOC Sampling and data evaluation
- Scheduling a Community Meeting to discuss present data.
- Data Available: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/108370.html
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Thank You
• Sean Mahar
• 518-402-8000
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